1. Introduction 1
Ⅰ. SALES LAW: DEVELOPMENT AND MODERN PRACTICE 7
2. Development of Domestic Sales Laws 7
3. Uniform Laws and Projects 33
4. Contract and the Law 51
5. Modern Practice of International Sales Law 68
Ⅱ. AMBIT OF SALES LAW 85
6. General Remarks on the Ambit of Sales Law 85
7. The Concept of Goods 96
8. Identifying the Boundaries of a Sales Contract 108
Ⅲ. FORMATION OF THE CONTRACT 123
9. General Remarks on Contract Formation 123
10. Offer and Acceptance 130
11. Electronic Communications 157
12. Standard Terms 164
13. Agency 174
14. Modification of Contract 190
Ⅳ. VALIDITY 197
15. General Remarks on Validity 197
16. Capacity to Contract 203
17. Mistake and Error 213
18. Fraud and Duress 224
19. Consequences of Mistake, Fraud, and Duress 235
20. Illegality and Immorality 243
21. Excessive Benefits and Unfair Advantages 254
22. Form Requirements 265
Ⅴ. PRE-CONTRACTUAL LIABILITY 275
23. General Remarks on Pre-Contractual Liability 275
24. Pre-Contractual Duties 278
25. Pre-Contractual Liability 283
Ⅵ. CONSTRUCTION OF CONTRACT 291
26. Interpretation and Supplementation 291
27. Practices and Usages 310
Ⅶ. OBLIGATIONS OF THE SELLER 325
28. General Remarks on Seller's Obligations 325
29. Delivery 334
30. Documents and Costs 351
31. Conformity of the Goods 361
32. Third Party Property Rights 401
33. Industrial and Intellectual Property Rights 414
34. Examination and Notice 421
Ⅷ. OBLIGATIONS OF THE BUYER 447
35. General Remarks on Buyer's Obligations 447
36. Payment 453
37. Taking Delivery 471
Ⅸ. PASSING OF RISK 479
38. Passing of Risk 479
Ⅹ. TRANSFER OF TITLE 497
39. Transfer of Title 497
40. Transfer of Title by a Non-Owner 513
Ⅺ. REMEDIES FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT 533
41. General Remarks about Remedies 533
42. Suspension of Performance 548
43. Specific Performance 560
44. Damages 576
45. Exemption 649
46. Interest 678
47. Avoidance 708
48. Price Reduction 761
49. Concurrent Remedies 766
Ⅻ. UNWINDING OF THE CONTRACT 779
50. Unwinding of the Contract 779
ⅩⅢ. LIMITATION OF ACTIONS 789
51. Limitation of Actions 789
Bibliography 801
index 847